Xander van Baarsen

The EED Energy Audit Deadline: What Real Estate Portfolios Must Do Before 11 October 2026

Enterprises using more than 10 terajoules a year must complete an energy audit by 11 October 2026. The trigger is now energy consumption, not company size, and a portfolio of three or four mid-size offices clears the threshold.

Why Tenants Dispute Their Utility Recharge, and the Data That Settles It

Recharge disputes come down to a number neither side can reproduce. The five things tenants actually challenge, what the EED requires by 1 January 2027, and the evidence pack that closes a dispute in one email.

GRESB 2026 Updates: What CRE Portfolios Must Prepare For

The GRESB 2026 real estate standards are now in effect, and the bar has moved. Embodied carbon has shifted from data collection into active scoring, net-zero pathway commitments carry more weight, and tenant engagement data is under a brighter spotlight. For asset managers and sustainability teams m

How Much Estimated Data Can You Use in GRESB? The 20% Rule Explained

GRESB lets you estimate missing energy data, but only up to 20% of the period you have actual data for. How the estimation rule works, and how to stay under the cap.

Cutting Peak Demand Charges When the Grid Is Full: A Practical Guide

Grid congestion is turning peak power into your most pressured cost. How to find and cut peak demand charges with 15-minute interval data, without new hardware.

Upcoming ESG Reporting Deadlines: Key Dates for 2026 and Beyond

5 Benefits of Utility Submetering for Commercial Real Estate

A main meter tells you what a whole building used. Submetering tells you who used it, where, and when. That shift, from one number to many, is what makes fair billing, cost control, and compliance possible. Here are five benefits for commercial real estate.

BREEAM Credits and Utility Data, Part 1: Which Credits Metered Data Earns

Metered utility data earns a specific set of BREEAM credits in Energy, Water and Management, and it can't earn the fixture and design credits. Here is exactly where it fits, for In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.

BREEAM Credits and Utility Data, Part 2: Energy Credits

Energy is the highest-weighted BREEAM category and where metered data does the most. The submetering, operational and reporting credits it earns, in In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.

BREEAM Credits and Utility Data, Part 3: Water Credits

In BREEAM's water category, metered data earns monitoring and consumption credits and evidences leak detection, but not the fixture credits. Here is the line, for In-Use V6 and New Construction V7.

BREEAM Credits and Utility Data, Part 4: Management Credits

BREEAM management credits reward policies and engagement. Utility data is the proof: targets you can track, tenant data you can share, performance you can evidence.

AI-Powered Energy Management: Why It's Only as Good as Your Data

AI is in every building energy pitch, but it only works on data you can trust. Here's why the data feed, not the AI, decides whether it saves money, and why Rhino is the feed.